Here's The Top 10 Largest Stock Exchanges

The World Federation of Exchanges ranked the largest stock exchanges in order of value in September 2005.

1- New York Stock Exchange

2- Tokyo Stock Exchange

3- NASDAQ

4- London Stock Exchange

5- Euronext

6- Toronto Stock Exchange

7- Frankfurt Stock Exchange (Deutsche Börse)

8- Madrid Stock Exchange (BME Spanish Exchanges)

9- Hong Kong Stock Exchange

10- SWX Swiss Exchange

I don't know about you, but I think this is a pretty interesting list. My own favourite stock exchange is Swiss.

Why?

It is different from the others. The Swiss economy is unusual and as such their exchange is different too. It has lower volatility, many very strong companies and tends not to move in tune to the other major markets. As such, it stands out on this list of largest stock exchanges.